FVXX21 KWBC 061305
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1305 UTC 06 FEB 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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TUNGURAHUA 00-152 ECUADOR 0128S 7826W
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BACKGROUND: TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08)
SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE...MULTISPECTRAL AND INFRARED
IMAGERY...GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE IN QUITO...GUAYAQUIL MWO...
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS OF ASH AND STEAM...
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DETAILS OF ASH: THE GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE HAS REPORTED THROUGH THE
GUAYAQUIL MWO THAT THERE IS ASH OVER THE SUMMIT AS OF 06/1200 UTC.
THE ASH IS ALSO REACHING FL230 ACCORDING TO THE REPORT. HOWEVER THE
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS NO HINT OF THIS ASH AS A RESULT OF EXTENSIVE
CLOUDINESS MOVING IN FROM SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THIS
MEANS THAT THE ASH IS EMBEDDED WITHIN THESE CLOUD DECKS.
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TRAJECTORY: WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL STILL BE ISSUED BY 06/1900 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC ASH
ADVISORY STATEMENTS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING ASH
LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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ORRISON/TURK
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